Emma Raducanu ’s supporters have leapt to her defence against internet trolls who accused the tennis star of faking injury problems after she retired from her Korea Open quarter-final. The 21-year-old Briton had just lost the first set 6-1 against top seed Daria Kasatkina when she withdrew having struggled with a foot issue.

A foot injury forced former U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu to retire from her Korea Open quarter-final clash with top seed Daria Kasatkina after losing the first set 6-1 on Saturday. Britain's Raducanu struggled to serve with her injured left foot,

SEOUL: British tennis star Emma Raducanu was forced to retire from the Korea Open quarterfinal against top-seeded Daria Kasatkina of Russia due to a persistent foot injury.

British number two Emma Raducanu retires from her Korea Open quarter-final against Daria Kasatkina with a foot injury.

A foot injury forced Emma Raducanu to retire from the Korea Open quarter-finals on Saturday, while third seed Beatriz Haddad Maia beat sisters Polina and Veronika Kudermetova on the same day to set up a Korea Open final clash with top seed Daria Kasatkina.

The top seed Daria Kasatkina has reached the final of the Korea Open tennis tournament. Kasatkina, world No. 13 from Russia, defeated countrywoman Diana Shnaider 6-3, 6-4 in the semifinals of the lone WTA event in South Korea at Olympic Park Tennis Center in Seoul on Saturday.

Emma Raducanu's injury problems struck again as she retired from her Korea Open quarter-final against top seed Daria Kasatkina.